Asian tiger mosquito may have Tri-State arms itching this summer

Gene Kritsky of the College of Mount St Joseph is an expert on Asian Tiger Mosquitoes.

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) -

When it comes to things you won't want to see in the
Tri-State this summer, the Asian tiger mosquito will be right up there. The
what? Many of us have never heard of this urban-dwelling blood sucker. But a
Cincinnati biologist is one of the nation's experts on it.

Prof.
Gene Kritsky, of the College of Mount St. Joseph, says the Asian tiger
mosquito can carry 20 diseases, including a flu-like disease not yet present in
America. It's called chikungunya.

"People can feel perfectly fine,
have the virus, and have it spread through with exposure to the mosquito,"
Kritsky said.

Warm, wet weather this year has
provided the perfect breeding ground for these pests that, unlike the mosquitoes
we're used to, bite all day and all night.

"The
thing we should be cognizant of is it's possible to lessen your risk of
exposure," said Kritsky. "And that would be to wear long sleeves and long pants
when you go outside in areas where there are large mosquito populations and use
DEET
repellants."

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